How To Install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32
binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 is:
This package provides GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities for the x86-64-linux-gnux32 target.
You don’t need this package unless you plan to cross-compile programs for x86-64-linux-gnux32 and x86-64-linux-gnux32 is not your native platform.
There are three methods to install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32
How To Uninstall binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Uninstall binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 Configurations and Data
To remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32
Remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
